CVE-2017-8000
CWE-79Published: July 17, 2017· Updated: Jun 17, 2026
Official Description
In EMC RSA Authentication Manager 8.2 SP1 and earlier, a malicious RSA Security Console Administrator could craft a token profile and store the profile name in the RSA Authentication Manager database. The profile name could include a crafted script (with an XSS payload) that could be executed when viewing or editing the assigned token profile in the token by another administrator's browser session.
Technical Analysis
CVE-2017-8000 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.
Exploitation requires high privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.
The vulnerability has a "Changed" scope, meaning successful exploitation can impact components beyond the vulnerable component itself — such as the host operating system or adjacent services.
From a weakness classification perspective (CWE-79): Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities allow attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users.
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Recommended Actions
- →Apply vendor patches immediately
- →Monitor CVE-2017-8000 in threat intel feeds
- →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts